Upper Moreland (Willow Grove, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Gold/Purple
Coach: Adam Beach
League: Suburban One - American
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #82

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Whitmore 5'11" 185 Junior 4.30
Nick Delucas 5'8" 165 Sophomore 4.60
Colton Hooker 6'1" 215 Junior 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.5
2013 National Rank: #7082
2013 State Rank: #304
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2014 National Rank: #6646
2014 State Rank: #294
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5036
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 72-54 (38-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.8
2013 Points Against Average: 29
2013 Differential: -5.2
2013 Wins: #6833 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham) (21-14), #8117 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) (55-34), #8743 Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (25-14), #9966 Norristown (21-20), #11533 Mastbaum [Jules E.] (Philadelphia) (33-30)
2013 Losses: #2353 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (46-10), #2888 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (48-28), #4066 Wissahickon (Ambler) (27-20), #4217 Quakertown (31-14), #5151 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (18-16), #6002 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (42-28), #6238 Tennent [William] (Warminster) (24-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-76
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003 (Suburban One Freedom)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/8/13 Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (25-14), 11/28/13 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham) (21-14), 8/29/14 Penncrest (Media) (30-12), 9/5/14 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (35-17)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Penncrest (Media), 9/5 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor), 9/12 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills), 9/19 at Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham), 9/26 at Cheltenham (Wyncote), 10/2 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting), 10/10 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia), 10/17 at Upper Dublin (Fort Washington), 10/24 Springfield Township (Erdenheim), 10/31 Wissahickon (Ambler), 11/7 at Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown), 11/27 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (27.7), Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (24.7), Penncrest (Media) (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (-19.7), Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (-9.1), Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (-2.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #260
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5700
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%